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May 15, 2022
A white 18-year-old wearing military gear and livestreaming with a helmet camera opened fire with a rifle at a supermarket…
May 14, 2022
Officials said 11 of the victims are Black and two are white. The shooting happened in Black neighborhood.
May 10, 2022
The highest inflation rise since 1981 comes on the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed tens of thousands…
May 8, 2022
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, Maine Gov. Janet Mills, and New York City Mayor Eric Adams tested positive for COVID-19 in…
May 8, 2022
Shawn Williams, who was 19 when a jury convicted him in 1994, won a settlement after alleged misconduct by a…
May 7, 2022
Frank James was charged with two crimes including committing a terrorist attack or other violence against a mass transportation system.
May 7, 2022
A New York court halted the use of a DNA crimefighting tool that has raised racial discrimination concerns, because lawmakers…
May 5, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Kidd Creole, who was a founding member of Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, was
May 2, 2022
Amazon employees rejected a union at another Staten Island location after a successful effort led by organizer Chris Smalls.
Colonel Charles Young
April 30, 2022
The Army honored Colonel Charles Young during a posthumous promotional ceremony held at United States Military Academy West Point.
April 25, 2022
A New York judge found Trump in contempt of court for failing to adequately respond to a subpoena issued by…
April 21, 2022
"Speak, Young Brown People, Speak. We Are Listening!" has stories from 16 girls who write about poverty, racism, sexism and…
April 20, 2022
Ben Walsh, the mayor of Syracuse, addresses a viral video of his city’s police officers putting an 8-year-old boy in…
Wu-Tang
April 19, 2022
Hip Hop legends Nas and the Wu-Tang Clan announced a co-headlining, 25-city tour, the 'NY State of Mind Tour,' starting…
April 18, 2022
The veteran New York City hip-hop artist had reportedly battled COVID-19. “Hip-hop lost a real gem,” promoter Van Silk said.
April 17, 2022
A judge noted disparities in the sentence given to Norman Seabrook, who is Black, and co-conspirators who are white.
April 14, 2022
Frank James posted dozens of videos ranting about race, violence and his struggles with mental illness. One stands out for…
April 13, 2022
TheGrio explores the impact of former Lt. Gov. Benjamin's indictment on the gubernatorial race and whether he can ever make…
April 13, 2022
As the year began, New Yorkers shuddered at a subway crime straight out of urban nightmares — the death of…
April 13, 2022
Police continued to hunt Wednesday for the gunman who opened fire on a subway train in Brooklyn, an attack that left 10…